Open Marrickville is a brand spanking new Council event, organised by the community, endeavouring to unlock communal and cultural creativity and talent. The event spans 10 days each one full of storytelling, music, dance, art, theatre, food and collating multiculturalism’s stories and celebrations through a series of mini cultural festivals.
Kicking the affair off is Welcome, an event by Marrickville Metro Migrant Resource Centre. Highlights of the festival include an Open Day at the Portuguese Ethnographic Museum on 1 July, ‘Shot!’ the open Marrickville short film festival at Urchin Books on June 27 and 28 and (dis)position: Cigdem Aydemir's Chrissie Cotter Gallery show. Read the full program here.
Royal Exchange roof photo by Newtown Graffiti.